How would your perspective on college change if tuition were free, and how might that impact society?

I believe colleges and universities would be more accessible to society and lower income families creating a society with high education.

would create much more workers but colleges and universities would become overcrowded.

If it were free there would be students there just wasting time and space for students who really want to be there.

Access to free education and having more Canadians have some post secondary school education can benefit society. Increase education can help you think better out of the box, or give you the skills to research a belief and better identify exaggerated truth or lie.

It should be free, it would help society and people don't have to worry about student loan debt.

there would be a greater lack of responsibility among the youth of the world.

College would be a joke. If you dont have to pay or earn something then it holds way less value. There should be a reason to go to school to improve your life.

Well the education provided would be of lower quality, maybe lower interest rates or set up programs for under privileged students.

It would cause increased literacy at the cost of nationwide debt.

I think It would be beneficial, do not put an age cap on it either, I believe a lot of Canadians simply cant afford it and need to start working full time as soon as they are done high school. Not putting an age cap on it either gives Canadians that did not have a chance to do so before an opportunity now with night classes being accessible.

If college tuition were free, access to education would improve, reducing financial stress for students. This could create a more skilled workforce and lessen income inequality, benefiting society with increased innovation and social mobility. Overall, it would promote lifelong learning and enhance quality of life.

University tuition should be free because it helps society.

I believe it would open opportunities for people who struggle with financials to help them better themselves

More students would be able to become doctors, for instance, and that could help the healthcare problem

There would be a higher rate of people going to college if it became free

More people would go to college and society would become smarter

Education should be accessible to everyone. There are too many barriers for marginalized groups to have equal influence in our current system.

Free tuition could lead to more people that have the ability for a profession to be in more appropriate positions.

I think that this could effect the economy slightly, and this could change the diffuculty of how people work and their effort into their jobs, but from my perspective as a high-school student, this is enticing however, this makes it seem that it wouldnt be as high of a qualty of schooling.

I think a postsecondary education would be super common and the education would be higher.

I feel like that there would be a need for more employment because of the amount of people that have a greater education / tuitions.

I believe that people will misuse the system the same way people are taking high school and even elementary for granted.

If tuitions were free everyone will start going to college as they are getting a good education system just for cheaper.

Jobs would become more competitive and wages would be less because more people would be educated.

Especially for healthcare, where we are struggling to keep emergency rooms open province wide, it should be free. We need more doctors and nurses, so making this schooling free would open up more opportunities and hopefully fill those vacant spaces. However, I don’t see why all schooling should be free as it would enable “professional students”.

I think if tuition more people would study what they want to do in their life without the worry of student debt.

This change would greatly affect the job shortage as more qualified indivisuals would become availiable. In my opinion, free college tution would be a good thing.

lot of people would have better educations and possibly raise the average IQ

it would make it easier for the lower class people to go to school that can afford it.

I think it would mean more people could be educated and have good careers, by keeping them off the streets and having a reliable source of income.

this would help society with paying taxes and bills since everything is already so expensive.

As College/University degrees have basically become a requirement for almost all meaningful employment, they should be included as a part of the basic education system.

If it was free, I would like to know where the money would come from?

If tuition was free i think we would live in a better society, one that helps its people

give it free becuzse i aint spending 20k pounds for doing athing

Free Tuition could lead to a lack of care toward the university and lack toward what makes a university a university.

It would increase skilled workers and make the community more equitable.

There would be a larger influx of people with college/university level educations, meaning more of said people flowing into the workforce.

I believe this would hopefully bring MORE of the more educated people to the places they need to be.

Such as jobs that require university or college education.

Tuition should not be free, but prices should be lowered.

i think more people would go to college or uni if it was free, the main thing stopping people from going is how much it costs.

More skilled workers that are Canadian and a better connection to educating people for what the need is in the job market.

Unfair for the students who had to pay. Society would be more educated but less productive in the short term

I don't believe college tuition should be free. While I agree that tuition is far more expensive then it should be, I believe college isn't for everyone. To maintain balance across the workforce we need people who achieve higher levels of education. In contrast, those who may not want to or cannot pursue post-secondary education find alternatives.

If tuition were free a lot more people would be going to college because there are smart people but sometimes they don't have enough money to go to school because it cost so much.

Free tuition would definitely lead to an increase in the number of people attending secondary education.

More people might get more opportunities to a higher form of education.

I wouldnt have to worry about money so i would be more inclined to go. This would be better for society because they could get schooling and still be financialy stable depending on how they stand

I think that would be a bad idea as everyone would have a college degree, and you wouldn't really have anything to compete for when applying for a job because everyone would have a degree; therefore, it would ultimately become useless.

i think if tuition was free and living wasn't, I'd be happy. do too the price of living it makes it very hard to pay for tuition and living at the same time

More people would go to college and increase the number of working class while decreasing homelessness

I think a lot more people would consider going to college and getting further education.

I think a lot more people will have the opportunity to further their education and pursue careers they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to but I think there’s greater discussion to be had in the topic.

That would basicly be so perfect for me then i would not have to worry about the college fee and i could try to save money for more important things such as food, a roof over me , and clothing, and my education would be stress free.

it would help smart people get better education if they poor ig

I think it would impact society greatly in a positive way, making smart people able to get a higher education if they come from a lower income area.

it would make more smart people that will help canada in the long run

It would be good for people that cant afford it and especially the homeless that want to restart their life but just don't have enough money too and also for youths trying to create a good future but still is very young to have that kind of money for college.

It would make it a lot easier for many people to get a better degree

Supply would decrease and I believe there would be a net negative

It would most likely encourage people to go to college or university leading to an increase in education.

I think it would give easier access to the more poor people like me

It would make a lot of people richer and would make everyones life 100 times easier

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If tuition were free, my perspective on college would likely shift in several key ways:

Increased Access and Opportunity: Without the burden of tuition fees, college would become more accessible to a broader range of people, particularly those from low-income or marginalized communities. This would make higher education more inclusive, allowing more individuals to pursue their academic and career goals, and reduce the disparity in educational attainment among different socioeconomic groups.

Less Financial Stress and Greater Focus on Learning: Students would likely feel less pressure to…  Read more work multiple jobs or take on excessive loans, freeing them to focus more on their studies and personal development. This could lead to improved academic performance and a more enriching college experience overall.

If tuition were free, our society would have a higher percentage of educated people.